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as in dominance
controlling power or influence over others
auction houses battling for domination in the high-end art market
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as in conquest
the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control
the Spanish domination of the Americas in the 16th century
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Zoom out: A student of Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley, Madigan ran the Illinois Democratic party for decades, orchestrating his party's domination in the General Assembly and keeping Illinois blue in a sea of Midwestern red.
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Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
Outlining a plan for world domination would have been too neurotic.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2024
Given designer fragrance’s domination, striking a balance between aspiration and relatability is key.
—James Manso, WWD, 1 Oct. 2024
While the 5-0 win is somewhat routine given City’s domination in recent years, Haaland’s goal was anything but ordinary.
—Ben Church, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
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Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 8 Oct. 2024
Outlining a plan for world domination would have been too neurotic.
—Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2024
Given designer fragrance’s domination, striking a balance between aspiration and relatability is key.
—James Manso, WWD, 1 Oct. 2024
While the 5-0 win is somewhat routine given City’s domination in recent years, Haaland’s goal was anything but ordinary.
—Ben Church, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
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The dominance of automobiles and the infrastructure that supports them over many decades only seems inevitable in hindsight.Nir Eisikovits, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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According to both Ives and Musk, that’s likely positive for Tesla, given its dominance in the market.William Gavin, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
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The philosopher Johann Gottlieb Fichte, a father of German nationalism, even accused Europeans of deliberately keeping German lands fragmented—the better to enlist German valor for their own conquests.Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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These symbols further connect the artifact to Zoroastrianism, the state religion of the Sasanian Empire, the last Iranian empire before the early Muslim conquests.Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
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Glimpses of past traumas and ongoing tribulations are thrown into balance the full breadth of a character striving to solidify her dominion.Holly Jones, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
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Spain’s colonial tenure ended in the twilight years of the nineteenth century with the emergence of the United States as a world power, hungry for its own offshore dominions.Jon Lee Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
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Meta’s Llama was touted as the top open model, where OpenAI’s closed models are obviously close to the curve of model supremacy.John Werner, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
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In the fight for smartphone supremacy, AI is becoming the new battleground.Paul Monckton, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Focusing on the rights of Israelis and Palestinians, not their governments’ dueling claims to sovereignty, will push the communities toward a solution in which both can live in peace and dignity.Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2024
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Meanwhile, the diplomatic wing of the Iranian government has taken a softer approach — downplaying the harm caused by Israel’s latest attack but pushing for an international response to the violation of their sovereignty.Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Domination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domination. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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